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An improved string for a musical instrument

a musical instrument and string technology, applied in stringed musical instruments, instruments, violins, etc., can solve the problems of no longer reflecting the intended design of sound, and new strings, especially for the cello, can be relatively expensive for the individual player

Active Publication Date: 2021-12-30
LARSEN STRINGS
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The patent text describes a device with a first winding strand that has a recess on its inner surface. This recess acts as a reservoir that can hold a damping agent to prevent the damping agent from leaking through gaps between the windings. This results in reduced dissipation of the damping agent and improved damping performance.

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At this point, the sound of the string has changed in a negative / undesirable way, so that the sound no longer reflects its intended design.
This does not mean that the string is unplayable, because many musicians play on strings way past the optimal playable phase, as new strings, especially for the cello, can be relatively expensive for the individual player.

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[0102]FIG. 1 is a view of a longitudinal cross-section of a string 1. In the figure, the core 10 is at the centre of the string 1, with a first winding strand 100 helically wound around the outer surface 11 of the core 10. A second winding strand 200 is wound around the first winding strand 100. Only the first winding strand are seen to schematically have profiled recesses 150 (saw-tooth pattern facing the core 10 from above and below in this view) for containing and / or retaining any damping agent (not shown here, cf. FIG. 2).

[0103]FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a longitudinal cross-section of a string 1. The exploded view of the string 1 shows part of the core 10 with an outer surface 11. Around the core 10, a first winding strand 100 is wound in a helical manner so as to have a second winding 110 of the same first winding strand 100 adjacent to itself. In between the two adjacent windings 100 and 110, a gap 102 is formed. In the space 50, between the core 10 and the first winding s...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a string (1) for a stringed, bowed musical instrument, for example a bowed musical instrument like violin, viola or cello. The string has a first, load bearing core (10) and a winding strand (100) wound around the first core in helical windings. A damping agent (40) suitable for vibration damping is arranged in a profiled recess (150) in the winding strand. The recess is functioning as a reservoir between the first core and the winding strand. The reservoir is containing and / or retaining the damping agent so as to, at least, reduce dissipation of the damping agent through a gap between the adjacent helical windings of the winding strand. The invention results in a longer lifetime with optimum acoustic properties of the string.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a string for a bowed musical instrument, such as a violin, viola or cello. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing aforementioned string and a stringed instrument mounted with the strings as described in the present invention.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Strings for bowed musical instruments typically consists of a load-bearing core with several layers of winding, which add thickness and mass to the string. The winding layers can be either metal wire, flat or round, or polymer filament, either mono- or multifilament. In the case of monofilament winding, this most often has a circular cross-section, or in some cases, a rectangular one.[0003]In between the winding layers, string manufacturers have the option of applying a damping agent. The damping agent has an influence on the sound properties of the string and allows the string manufacturer to create a unique sound profile for any given string. The...

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IPC IPC(8): G10D3/10B21F3/00B29D99/00
CPCG10D3/10B29D99/0078B21F3/00G10D1/02
Inventor SIGVARDT, KRISTIAN B.ZWIEG, THOMASLARSEN, LAURITS THORVALD
Owner LARSEN STRINGS
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